Hughes Gallery

02/08/2026

01/28/2026

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We are now accepting new artist applications for the 2026 Oak Street Art Fair! This will be our TENTH ANNIVERSARY for this event.

The Oak Street Art Fair takes place on the last Saturday in April (4/25/26) in the Logan Historic Arts Neighborhood in Murphysboro, IL. It features over 40 local artists, live music, children’s activity tent, food trucks and wine. This is a juried show open to local artists selling original artwork. The Oak Street Art Collective is a non-profit organization run by eight artists in Southern IL.
🎨TO APPLY: Please send 3 images of your work and a 3-5 sentence artist’s statement to [email protected]. Images should be no bigger than 4mb. The submission deadline is April 1 , 2026.
🖌️ELIGIBILITY: All artists wanting to sell original artwork are encouraged to apply. No AI. Artists’applications will be juried by the Oak Street Art Collective. Artwork will be judged based on originality and ex*****on, and considered alongside the number of other artists working in that medium already exhibiting at the fair. Applications are juried as they are received. Artists are welcome to apply in more than one medium, but should submit a separate set of images for each medium.

Have questions? Please contact us through email or social media.

11/14/2025

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04/22/2025

Oak Street Art Fair, April 26, 2025! Over 40 artists, continuous music, food and drink, and dancing in the street! Murphysboro's most loved art fair of the year. Oak and 16th Streets from 10-5!

04/22/2025

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01/28/2025

04/22/2024

Wow! This Saturday, April 27th, the Hughes Gallery will be open for the Oak Street Art Fair, showcasing Luca Cruzat's stunning prints. Be sure to see the 40 artists all who are local! Greatest local art fair in Southern Illinois!

01/02/2024

Oak Street Art poster for the Logan/Jones Memorial Breakfast at the Murphysboro Middle School, on Saturday January 6 at 8 AM. Honoring Mike Jones for his contributions for artists in Murphysboro. Read about the beginning of the Hughes Gallery!

Hughes Gallery, 1603 Edith Street in Murphysboro, IL, is a Logan Neighborhood art space and is open during the Oak Street Art Fair.

12/29/2023

Alex and his star.